The number of new Covid-19 cases has risen sharply in Wandsworth, and people are urged to take action to protect themselves and others.

Wandsworth Council has secured additional funding to continue to support hard-hit business as they face up to the pressures of the pandemic.

As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, the council is launching its ‘30 ways to keep Wandsworth clean and tidy’ campaign to keep the borough looking at its best, as part of its wider MyWandsworth initiative.

The council is to introduce changes to parking controls in the areas surrounding the new Wimbledon Stadium development in Plough Lane to protect residents’ parking provision on the Wandsworth side of the borough boundary.

In partnership with Wandsworth Council, Enable Leisure and Culture will be hosting a summer activity programme at Fishponds Playing Fields over the school holidays.  

This plan is a collaborative effort developed locally across the council describing the interface with various levels of the national NHS Test and Trace Service, and with the regional service led by Public Health England’s London Coronavirus Response Cell (LCRC).

Children with special needs and vulnerable adults who have learning disabilities could soon have more travel freedom and greater independence with the recruitment of a new council team of travel trainers.

A bright new yellow bin will be posing some interesting questions for smokers in a trial outside Tooting Broadway station to encourage smokers to ditch their cigarette butts responsibly.

A new Air Quality Action Plan has been drawn up setting out how the council will continue its work to further reduce air pollution in the borough.  

Wandsworth Council’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has made a real difference to residents and the local economy, a committee has heard.

An innovative new partnership has been developed between state and independent schools in Wandsworth so they can learn from each other and help all children thrive post-Covid.